I'm not sure what is off... Hhmmm, maybe the Ice right next to seemingly warm plants?
There's a reason for the snow piles being there, besides the fact that I like the contrast
Maybe throw a rock um in those rapids, that might look interesting. The mined granit might work nice. It also looks liek that area may be walkable and the mined granit doesn't block movement and even works as a sitting bench.
Tried it, but wasn't really liking how it looked.
I do notice that a majority of the items used are specifically used to break up the straight edges. Maybe adding some that aren't specifically used for that might help? Just thinking out loud... on keyboard...
Not a lot of room to play with that idea...
oh, maybe place a rock at the bottom of those stone pillars to break up those corners. A different stone on each would break up the symetry, too.
I like symmetry. I always have to have something symmetrical in my house designs! Since my house has a more natural look, most of it is asymmetrical, which means those pillars are staying as is.
the place I would change is those 2 symetrical columns I would break that up to be rock sticking out of falling water. And not symetrical
See above.
Symmetry makes me happy
vary the purples of the Trinsic roses with dyes
I don't like to dye the roses because I don't really like how it dyes the leaves as well. If it were just the flowers themselves I'd be all for it!
G'Thunk and Kyrnia
Those two have cost me more gold than I care to think about... I think close to 60mil together... And I still need G'Splat and Lathiari to go with them! Not to mention the others I still need...
I would reorient the rocks and plants to make a more natural, rounded pondy shape. For example, when you have two water tiles that are diagonal with grass inbetween them you can use the snowdrops to smooth out the missing water bit. Use the curves and lines of the grass and rocks - snowdrops make great horizontal lines and usually look good at the top and bottom (northwest and southeast) of ponds. Ferns have a good line on them that runs north-south and usually work well on the east side of ponds. Those large doom rocks are nicely rounded and also work well on corners. Try to envision the whole of the edges making a nice circumference and smoothing things out.
I moved almost everything around to try and make the general shape you suggested using the lines and curves of the rocks and plants.
This is what I ended up with, which I personally think looks much better than what I started with!
I may still tweak it a little as I continue to work on the house (which is at a standstill until I can find more snow piles), but overall I'm pretty happy with it now
